Mt. Rose Wilderness
No, a permit is not required to visit Mt. Rose Wilderness. Mt. Rose Wilderness is a 31,223-acre wilderness area in Washoe County, Nevada. It rises from about 5,115 to 10,757 ft. The nearest town is Incline Village, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
Mt. Rose Wilderness map
Mt. Rose Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
3 fire restriction orders are recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- U.S Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe N.F Carson Ranger District - Emergency Recreational Shooting Order Applies to this wilderness, managed by the Carson Ranger District. Listed under Western Nevada (Sierra Front Zone) on Nevada Fire Info. The signed order states the exact area, what it prohibits, and exemptions.
- U.S Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe N.F Carson Ranger District fire restrictions order Applies to this wilderness, managed by the Carson Ranger District. Listed under Western Nevada (Sierra Front Zone) on Nevada Fire Info. The signed order states the exact area, what it prohibits, and exemptions.
- BLM Nevada Prevention Order: BLM statewide restrictions Effective May 1, 2026. Applies to all BLM and Forest Service land in Nevada. Prohibited: Possessing, discharging, using or allowing the use of fireworks, pyrotechnic or incendiary devices; possessing, discharging, igniting or causing to burn; explosives or explosive material, including binary explosive targets; discharging a firearm using tracer, incendiary, or steel-component ammunition. [Use of tracer or incendiary ammunition is always prohibited on public lands]; operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order.
Nevada Fire Info, BLM Nevada's interagency fire site, keeps the Nevada fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Nevada fire map of active fires.
Common questions
- No, a permit is not required to visit Mt. Rose Wilderness.
- The maximum group size at Mt. Rose Wilderness is 8.
- Incline Village, NV is the nearest town, 0.9 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Mt. Rose Wilderness is about 10,757 ft, and its lowest about 5,115 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Church Peak, about 10,598 ft.
Who manages Mt. Rose Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 31,223 | Not on record | 8 | Not on record | Carson Ranger District, 775-882-2766 |
Getting to Mt. Rose Wilderness
- Incline Village, NV is the nearest town, 0.9 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
Trailheads at Mt. Rose Wilderness
- Jones/Whites Trailhead (0.9 mi outside the boundary, 6,234 ft), at 39.3613, -119.8573
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-25. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Mt. Rose Wilderness
- Church Peak summit
- Mount Houghton summit
- Snowflower Mountain summit
- Ginny Lake lake
Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-25. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.
Fishing and water
- Galena Creek fishing (0.8 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Marilyn’s Pond fishing (0.9 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Mt. Rose Wilderness
- National forest Most of Mt. Rose Wilderness lies inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
- National forestMt. Rose Wilderness borders Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, a national forest.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in Nevada
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=396 (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/humboldt-toiyabe/wilderness (accessed 2026-09-24)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n40w121/USGS_1_n40w121.tif (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n40w120/USGS_1_n40w120.tif (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_NV_Text.zip (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_32.txt (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0 (accessed 2026-09-25)